Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Janaína Queiroz Cavalcante [1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 April 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Fortaleza, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Santos | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
Nacional Gás/Unifor ( futsal) | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2004–2007 | Messejana | ||
2008–2011 | Santos | ||
2012 | Centro Olímpico | ||
2012 | Zorky Krasnogorsk | 5 | (1) |
2013 | São José | 1 | (0) |
2014 | Caucaia | 6 | (1) |
2015 | Santos | 3 | (0) |
2017–2020 | S.C. Braga | 43 | (10) |
2020 | Palmeiras | 11 | (0) |
2021 | Grêmio | 5 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Famalicão | 0 | (0) |
2023 | Botafogo | 2 | (0) |
2024– | Santos | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2008–2009 | Brazil U20 | ||
2009–2013 | Brazil | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:28, 20 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:15, 29 December 2018 (UTC) |
Janaína Queiroz Cavalcante (born 2 April 1988), known as Janaína or just Jana, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santos. A centre-back, her strongest attributes are marking and heading. [2]
Jana began playing futsal and progressed to playing football for her local team União Messejana, where she won the Ceará state league in 2005. In 2008 she attended a trial for Santos alongside 400 hopefuls and was one of two players to be signed up. [2]
Jana subsequently played for Centro Olímpico, Zorky Krasnogorsk, São José and Caucaia before returning to Santos in 2015. In 2017, after a spell with Corinthians/Audax, she signed with S.C. Braga for the 2017–18 Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino season and quickly became an important player for the club. [3]
After short stints in her homeland with Palmeiras and Grêmio, Jana returned to Portuguese football in August 2021, agreeing to join Famalicão. [4] After leaving the latter in 2022, she began the 2023 season nursing an injury, [5] before signing for Botafogo on 3 March. [6]
On 29 January 2024, Santos announced the return of Jana for a third spell. [7]
Jana was part of the Brazil under-20 selection at the 2008 South American U-20 Women's Championship and subsequent 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [8] In December 2009, she won four caps for the senior Brazil women's national football team at the 2009 International Women's Football Tournament of City of São Paulo, [9] including a debut against Chile. [10]
She made a further appearance for Brazil in September 2013, in a 1–0 win over New Zealand at the 2013 Valais Women's Cup. [11]
Nation | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Brazil | 2009 [9] | 4 | 0 |
2013 [11] | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 |
Santos
São José
Corinthians/Audax
Braga
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Janaína Queiroz Cavalcante [1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 April 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Fortaleza, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Santos | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
Nacional Gás/Unifor ( futsal) | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2004–2007 | Messejana | ||
2008–2011 | Santos | ||
2012 | Centro Olímpico | ||
2012 | Zorky Krasnogorsk | 5 | (1) |
2013 | São José | 1 | (0) |
2014 | Caucaia | 6 | (1) |
2015 | Santos | 3 | (0) |
2017–2020 | S.C. Braga | 43 | (10) |
2020 | Palmeiras | 11 | (0) |
2021 | Grêmio | 5 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Famalicão | 0 | (0) |
2023 | Botafogo | 2 | (0) |
2024– | Santos | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2008–2009 | Brazil U20 | ||
2009–2013 | Brazil | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:28, 20 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:15, 29 December 2018 (UTC) |
Janaína Queiroz Cavalcante (born 2 April 1988), known as Janaína or just Jana, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santos. A centre-back, her strongest attributes are marking and heading. [2]
Jana began playing futsal and progressed to playing football for her local team União Messejana, where she won the Ceará state league in 2005. In 2008 she attended a trial for Santos alongside 400 hopefuls and was one of two players to be signed up. [2]
Jana subsequently played for Centro Olímpico, Zorky Krasnogorsk, São José and Caucaia before returning to Santos in 2015. In 2017, after a spell with Corinthians/Audax, she signed with S.C. Braga for the 2017–18 Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino season and quickly became an important player for the club. [3]
After short stints in her homeland with Palmeiras and Grêmio, Jana returned to Portuguese football in August 2021, agreeing to join Famalicão. [4] After leaving the latter in 2022, she began the 2023 season nursing an injury, [5] before signing for Botafogo on 3 March. [6]
On 29 January 2024, Santos announced the return of Jana for a third spell. [7]
Jana was part of the Brazil under-20 selection at the 2008 South American U-20 Women's Championship and subsequent 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [8] In December 2009, she won four caps for the senior Brazil women's national football team at the 2009 International Women's Football Tournament of City of São Paulo, [9] including a debut against Chile. [10]
She made a further appearance for Brazil in September 2013, in a 1–0 win over New Zealand at the 2013 Valais Women's Cup. [11]
Nation | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Brazil | 2009 [9] | 4 | 0 |
2013 [11] | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 |
Santos
São José
Corinthians/Audax
Braga